St James Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school located in Rugeley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Brook End, Rugeley, WS15 4PL
Website: www.st-james.staffs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01543490378
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Chris Dobson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143347

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 105
Number of Boys: 56
Number of Girls: 49

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 4.3 Confidence interval 0.7 to 8
Writing
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -4.8 to 2
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -1.9 to 4.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St James Church of England Primary Academy
Brook End, Longdon WS15 4PL
0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Croft Primary School
Rugeley Road, Armitage WS15 4AZ
1,843 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hayes Meadow Primary School
Spode Avenue, Handsacre WS15 4EU
1,940 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School
Armitage Lane, Brereton WS15 1ED
3,015 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLongdon Hall School
Longdon Hall School, Longdon Green WS15 4PT
766 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.